Re:‘Overtourism’ Worries Europe. How Much Did Technology Hel...
by yifanl on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @05:36PM
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It comes down to the world moving faster than the infrastructure was designed to handle.
And that's not necessarily a bad thing, I think it's a net good that so many more people can afford to go the Paris, own an internet-capable device, read about happenings on the other side of the world.
Having so much data changed the game, and we're struggling to catch back up.
Optimistically, I do believe it is self-correcting, as more and more people learn that the crowds are too big, and the prices have gone up too much.
And that's not necessarily a bad thing, I think it's a net good that so many more people can afford to go the Paris, own an internet-capable device, read about happenings on the other side of the world.
Having so much data changed the game, and we're struggling to catch back up.
Optimistically, I do believe it is self-correcting, as more and more people learn that the crowds are too big, and the prices have gone up too much.